The Quarter Finals produced exciting games, and a huge upset in the first round of the WCHC Playoffs.
In the first game, 6th Seed USD took down the 3 seed, LBSU, scoring the game winning goal with only :30 seconds to play. USD got up early, leading 2-0 after the first. In the second, LBSU would battle back, to tie it 2-2, with USD scoring again to lead 3-2 after the 2nd. LBSU would score early in the third, to tie it 3-3, where it remained the majority of the game. But with under a minute to play, LBSU had the puck in their own end, and USD stole it, carried it to the net and scored to win it in dramatic fashion. The final score was 4-3 in an exciting match up. Brett Roenick scored a hat trick for USD in the victory.
In the second game, CSUF came out on top 6-4. UCSB would get on the board first, and lead most of the first, but the Titans would tie it up late in the first to finish 1-1 after 1. In the second, the goals came fast, as seven goals were scored in the frame. CSUF had 4, to lead 5-4 after 2. The third saw another swing in the game, with no goals scored until the final minute, as CSUF would chip the puck out and would score on an empty net, to win the game 6-4.
In the third game, the Lions scored early and often to beat Chapman 11-0. The Lions goalies, Footlick and Campbell, combined for the shutout.
The Semi-Finals are up next, as #1 seed CSUN will host USD at 6pm, and #2 seed LMU will host #4 seed CSUF at 8:40.